Celebrate your apathy or satire the ribbon craze with this reflective black and yellow hazard striped ribbon. Wear it on your sleeve to indicate you're not aware, and reduce the traffic danger of being so.

I've seen so many ribbons. Yellow ribbons, red ribbons, pink ribbons, all worn on one's shirt
to indicate that, yes, one is aware of some problem. "Hello world, I'm aware of the possible problem of ELE's from killer asteroids! Hooray!"

We who think this is silly need our own ribbon. A ribbon to celebrate ignorance, obliviousness, apathy, and the folly of doing something that may feel good but doesn't directly help anyone.

Any ribbons that are in fact useful may be acquired in extra-small form and pinned onto the anti-ribbon ribbon.

Sorry AbsintheWithoutLeave, I'm afraid I wasn't paying attention to the counterfeit charity armband that people buy instead of the one that actually sends money to a cause, those plastic bands with recessed letters. I rate them as also silly, but not as insidious as the ribbon.

Won't the act of wearing an "unawareness ribbon" in effect, imply awareness? I appreciate and agree with the sentiment underlying this concept, but unfortunately, the only truly pure means of expressing obliviousness is to just be oblivious. To wear a badge of obliviousness or unawareness indicates that you are, in fact, aware. More accurately, I think the desire is to develop a "Don't Give a Shit" ribbon.

Perhaps youre aware at first, but eventually you forget. And when you see your ribbon in a mirror, you stop worrying about things, because you remember then what you'd forgotten: that you could care less.

The problem with all these ribbons and bracelets is that I have to remember the code for your ribbons. So I don't know if you're promoting breast cancer awareness or the mass slaughter of household pets.

Alternative: the Oblivious ribbon. "The wearer of this ribbon is oblivious to most things. He/she/it does not even realize they are currently wearing it." Would help to avoid those types that just take up oxygen.

Some of you have more or less pointed out that this idea is not sure whether it wants to be a. a Ribbon of Oblivion or b. Satire the Uselessness of Ribbons (by fighting ribbon with ribbon). It is mostly b. This ribbon is for smug people who like to feel more enlighted than other people by snubbing their confusing ribbons, not for people who have trouble remembering to tie their shoes and accidentally wear unmatched socks.

//I think the red ribbon was first (please tell me if I am wrong) and I wear mine with pride// OK [po], you're wrong - a yellow ribbon was first (Tony Orlando and Dawn, c.1973) or possibly even earlier - John Wayne, c. 1949.

"No I'm not aware of Alzheimer's Disease, Domestic Violence, or Children with Disabilities! This ribbon is NOT purple! It's perrywinkle! Get it right! I'm aware of Pulmonary Hypertension and Eating Disorders. Learn your ribbons!"

What if they actually were patches that you stick on your body (perhaps your forehead), and they had chemicals that REALLY made you unaware of things, it could also come with a bumper sticker to make other people aware of your situation.